Improved mop-head



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y WILLIAM s. oI-IINKLIAW. or LANARK. ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 100,987, dated lI/[areh 22, 187 0;

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thelame To all whom it may concern.-

Be 'it known that I, WILLIAM S. CRINKLAW, of Lanark, in the county ofCarroll and State (of Illinois, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Mop- Head; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable othersskilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings forming. part of this specitication'. K

- The object of this invention is to furnish a cheap and durable headfor 'mops, one that is not likely to break or get out of order; and p Itconsists in a frame and lever-jaw, constructed, arranged, and operatingas hereinafter deecribed.

The accompanying drawing represents` a view of a mop-head constructedaccording to my invention.

A is the frame, which is made of suitable sized iron or other metallicrod or wire bent into the general shape of common mop-heads, with theends confined in the handle B, as seen in the drawing.

0n each side of the frame, eyes C C are formed hy bending. g

, D represents the lever-jaw, which is made of' iron or other metallicwire or rod, with the jaw parallel with the bar F of the frame.

:The ends of .the jaw arebent atright angles with the bar and -turnedthrough the eyes C C, as secu in the drawing.

G is the lever of the jaw, which is an extension of one of the ends.`Its extreme end is bent and made to catch over the side of the frame,asseen'at H.

By releasing this end from the frame, the jaws may be opened and thecloth for the mop introduced.

There is suiicient spring in the lever to allow the end to hook over theframe, and 'thus tightly hold the mop for use. This is a most simple,cheap, and du'- rable arrangement. The iron may be bent cold, so thatthe metal retains its full strength, and allows the head to,4 be maderapidly and at a slight expense, while, it is made more durable and muchless liable to break or get out or order than the costly and complicatedmop-heads now in use, which are usually Vsupplied with springs whichcori-ode and break, or screwaiuts that will not turn.

' Having thus described my invention,

I claim -as new and desire to secure by Letters Iatentf A mop-headcomposed of the frame A and the lever-jaw D, constructed and arranged tooperate substantially as and for the purposes herein shown anddescribed.

WILLIAM S. CRINKLAW.

Witnesses J. M. Gno'rrnmv, DAvID GANs.

